A Discipleship Approach for Every Member Evangelism in Boronyi Church, South Kenya Conference

Abstract

This study was to examine how discipling members of Boronyi district, Kisii County, can increase their capacity for every member evangelism. The researcher developed a discipleship model which is in nature indigenous for the church. It was based on field surveys, interviews and questionnaires to analyze the findings. The paper included data from history, ongoing research, surveys, and information of successful discipleship programs some of which have been developed by other churches. The research was guided by three objectives: establish factors that negatively affect non-participation of members in winning others to Christ, investigate strategies to increase participation in activities that contribute to witnessing to faith on an individual basis, develop and implement a discipleship program that empowers church members to be totally involved in telling others the good news. The study was justified based on the facts given by members of Boronyi SDA Church, and available literature on the discipling of Church members was used. The study focused almost entirely on historical, theological and cultural norms of discipleship. Thus, the study contributed to fill this knowledge gap. The research design was descriptive and cross-sectional in nature. The sample size was 150 respondents. This research was guided by the agenda setting theory that if a topic is covered frequently and prominently, the audience will regard the issue as more important and contextual. The research was conducted using questionnaires and interviews in data collection since it contained both quantitative and qualitative information. The researcher used the findings to determine how discipling the members of Boronyi SDA Church can cause every member to be involved in spreading the gospel. Secondary data was obtained from journals and other scholarly works. Using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) data was analyzed and presented by use of tables and graphs. From analyzed data, the researcher discovered that discipleship through effective Biblical methods can guarantee successful equipping of the church with the necessary tools to cause multiplication of members. Other discipleship programs made and done in the West could be contextualized to Boronyi SDA Church as long as the focus of mission was not lost.